Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

بومبة

English translation:

dirty trick

Added to glossary by Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Aug 21, 2014 20:42
9 yrs ago
Arabic term

بومبة

Arabic to English Social Sciences General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This word appears in a conversation between two Egyptians who work in the same office. One of them is on vacation and says he doesn't want to go back because the environment at work is bad. The office is always in a crisis situation.

A. I'm not going back. It will be a serious waste of time.

B. If they knew this, they would go crazy. They really need you there.

A. أه بومبة بقى دي حتبقى بومبة كبيرة
Proposed translations (English)
5 dirty trick
Change log

Aug 23, 2014 20:26: Ahmed Ghaly (X) Created KOG entry

Aug 23, 2014 20:26: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1821203">Ahmed Ghaly (X)'s</a> old entry - "بومبة "" to ""dirty trick""

Proposed translations

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dirty trick

dirty trick

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Note added at 10 mins (2014-08-21 20:52:46 GMT)
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وتعبير
ادى لفلان بومبة
يعني
he played a dirty trick on .....

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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2014-08-23 20:27:06 GMT) Post-grading
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